Automatic Update don't work

[XP2User]

This is THE Weird problem one could ever run into and I am
in a fix.

Windos Xp Professional Service pack 2 installed.
When I open automatic property page from controlpanel, it
came all GRAYED OUT. and AUTOMATIC UPDATE TURNED OFF.

Well I am loged in as an ADMINISTRATOR of the MACHINE so
why would it GRAYED OUT PROPERTY BOX? I can't turned on
automaic update.

Great, I thought maybe Automatic Update Service is not
Running. Well guess what! There is no automatic update
service in Services. Now I am totaly lost.

Does anyone has a clue?
Please help desperate looking for help

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

This is THE Weird problem one could ever run into and I am
in a fix.

Windos Xp Professional Service pack 2 installed.
When I open automatic property page from controlpanel, it
came all GRAYED OUT. and AUTOMATIC UPDATE TURNED OFF.

Well I am loged in as an ADMINISTRATOR of the MACHINE so
why would it GRAYED OUT PROPERTY BOX? I can't turned on
automaic update.

Great, I thought maybe Automatic Update Service is not
Running. Well guess what! There is no automatic update
service in Services. Now I am totaly lost.

Does anyone has a clue?

Hi

Run this command line (from a command prompt of from Start/Run, it
installs the AutoUpdate service (line will wrap in the newsreader!):

%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall
132 %SystemRoot%\inf\au.inf

(it must be a space between DefaultInstall and 132)

If it asks for your OS CD-ROM to get some files, just point it to the
folder %windir%\System32 (%windir% is typically C:\Windows).

Then run the following commands:

regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll
regsvr32.exe wuapi.dll
regsvr32.exe wups.dll
regsvr32.exe wucltui.dll


Then start regedit.exe and locate the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv

If you find a DeleteFlag value there, delete the DeleteFlag value.

Do a reboot.

After the reboot, check if you can start and stop the Automatic
Updates service successfully from services.msc


The missing Automatic Updates service might be the work of a worm or
something similar (it could be from some spyware or parasite as well).

To try to find what has caused this:

Run a cleanup tool, e.g. Stinger.exe from McAfee, it removes 30+
virus/worms in one sweep.

McAfee AVERT Stinger
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/


and this one:

On Line Virus Scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com


For the Spyware and Parasites part, you will need to run other tools:

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

The Parasite Fight Quick Fix Protocol
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm